Framing the press and publicity process in U.S., British, and German general election campaigns

Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 44-66

  Esser, Frank ^a,b,c   D'Angelo, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d Department of Health and Exercise Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative research; Political campaign news; Political communication culture; Press framing; Publicity framing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745448555     PISSN: 1081180X     EISSN: 1531328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081180X06289188     Document Type: Review

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